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Lafayette, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $155,900 (it was $89,300 in 2000)
Lafayette:

$155,900
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $111,200 - $227,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $186,099
Here:

$186,099
State:

$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $199,406
Here:

$199,406
State:

$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $111,105
Here:

$111,105
State:

$175,375

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $153,711
Here:

$153,711
State:

$151,116

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $212,593
Here:

$212,593
State:

$200,844

Mobile homes: $32,982
Here:

$32,982
State:

$67,116

Total population: 70,654 (Urban population: 56,060, Rural population: 184 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 34,239 (32,604 occupied: 14,750 owner occupied, 17,854 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

55%
State:

29%

Housing density: 1,704 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $127,874.

Median contract rent in 2022: $830 (lower quartile is $708, upper quartile is $969)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,203


Median gross rent in Lafayette, IN in 2022: $1,016

Housing units in Lafayette with a mortgage: 9,469 (688 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 660 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 173

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $73,418

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $57,405

Median monthly housing costs: $929

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Lafayette, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1965

Median year apartment built: 1979

Household type by relationship:

Households: 72,326
  • Male householders: 14,021 (5,708 living alone), Female householders: 18,583 (6,268 living alone)
  • 11,881 spouses (11,766 opposite-sex spouses), 3,283 unmarried partners, (3,283 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,444 children (18,253 natural, 273 adopted, 918 stepchildren), 448 grandchildren, 184 brothers or sisters, 502 parents, 96 foster children, 546 other relatives, 1,881 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,457

Size of family households: 7,853 2-persons, 4,371 3-persons, 2,578 4-persons, 2,284 5-persons, 488 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,976 1-person, 2,701 2-persons, 274 3-persons.

9,777 married couples with children.
6,869 single-parent households (1,717 men, 5,152 women).

88.9% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (42% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8,488 (11.7%)
(22.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lafayette, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lafayette, Indiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 931 bedroom
  • 4,1432 bedrooms
  • 8,3473 bedrooms
  • 1,8244 bedrooms
  • 3435+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette, Indiana
  • 803no bedroom
  • 6,4111 bedroom
  • 5,6912 bedrooms
  • 4,6273 bedrooms
  • 2494 bedrooms
  • 735+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 644no vehicle
  • 4,1971 vehicle
  • 7,0702 vehicles
  • 2,2663 vehicles
  • 3124 vehicles
  • 2615+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,542no vehicle
  • 8,9821 vehicle
  • 4,2012 vehicles
  • 5883 vehicles
  • 5414 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1663 rooms
  • 1,1514 rooms
  • 2,9285 rooms
  • 4,7556 rooms
  • 2,8297 rooms
  • 8528 rooms
  • 2,0699+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette, Indiana
  • 6011 room
  • 1,0352 rooms
  • 4,3403 rooms
  • 4,5234 rooms
  • 3,1405 rooms
  • 3,1226 rooms
  • 6597 rooms
  • 528 rooms
  • 3829+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Lafayette, IN
  • Lafayette, IN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lafayette, IN in 2022
  • 1,599Less than $10,000
  • 2,518$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,502$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,054$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,020$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,451$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,270$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,136$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,734$100,000 to $124,999
  • 996$125,000 to $149,999
  • 667$150,000 to $199,999
  • 657$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lafayette, IN

  • Distribution of house value in Lafayette, IN in 2022
  • 68Less than $10,000
  • 270$10,000 to $14,999
  • 84$15,000 to $19,999
  • 55$20,000 to $24,999
  • 145$40,000 to $49,999
  • 51$50,000 to $59,999
  • 286$60,000 to $69,999
  • 712$70,000 to $79,999
  • 530$80,000 to $89,999
  • 613$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,956$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,163$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,880$150,000 to $174,999
  • 963$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,385$200,000 to $249,999
  • 903$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,091$300,000 to $399,999
  • 303$400,000 to $499,999
  • 123$500,000 to $749,999
  • 169$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lafayette, IN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lafayette, IN in 2022
  • 7Less than $100
  • 55$100 to $149
  • 107$150 to $199
  • 54$200 to $249
  • 205$250 to $299
  • 85$300 to $349
  • 261$350 to $399
  • 167$400 to $449
  • 799$450 to $499
  • 538$500 to $549
  • 589$550 to $599
  • 1,508$600 to $649
  • 894$650 to $699
  • 1,351$700 to $749
  • 2,306$750 to $799
  • 2,477$800 to $899
  • 2,310$900 to $999
  • 1,759$1,000 to $1,249
  • 818$1,250 to $1,499
  • 280$1,500 to $1,999
  • 79$2,000 to $2,499
  • 4$2,500 to $2,999
  • 334No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.5%
Number of people working at home: 2,980 (8.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 627
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5,505
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 8,494
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 9,745
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,533
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,094
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,435
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 519
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 416
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 746
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 537
  • 90 or more minutes: 200
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lafayette

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 47,585 (81.6%)
  • Carpooled: 4,638 (8.0%)
  • Bus: 637 (1.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 10 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 6 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 285 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle: 231 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 1,140 (2.0%)
  • Worked at home: 2,980 (5.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.0%Males
  • 14.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 22.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 0.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 9.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.0%Males
  • 3.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lafayette, Indiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lafayette, Indiana
  • 3,3492010 or later
  • 1,5972000 to 2009
  • 1,0211990 to 1999
  • 1,0181980 to 1989
  • 4551970 to 1979
  • 315Before 1970
Ancestries in Lafayette, IN

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 4,558 (17.0%)
  • American: 2,826 (10.5%)
  • English: 2,495 (9.3%)
  • Irish: 1,359 (5.1%)
  • European: 718 (2.7%)
  • Haitian: 489 (1.8%)
  • Polish: 327 (1.2%)
  • Italian: 313 (1.2%)
  • Dutch: 287 (1.1%)
  • African: 232 (0.9%)
  • Scottish: 225 (0.8%)
  • Swedish: 186 (0.7%)
  • Norwegian: 142 (0.5%)
  • Nigerian: 128 (0.5%)
  • British: 122 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 99 (0.4%)
  • Romanian: 99 (0.4%)
  • Welsh: 85 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 82 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 80 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 80 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 80 (0.3%)
  • French: 66 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 32 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 25 (0.09%)
  • Portuguese: 24 (0.09%)
  • Scandinavian: 22 (0.08%)
  • Lithuanian: 21 (0.08%)
  • Greek: 20 (0.07%)
  • Slovak: 19 (0.07%)
  • Albanian: 15 (0.06%)
  • Canadian: 15 (0.06%)
  • Czech: 13 (0.05%)
  • Russian: 12 (0.04%)
  • Sudanese: 11 (0.04%)
  • Jamaican: 10 (0.04%)
  • Lebanese: 9 (0.03%)
  • Slavic: 9 (0.03%)
  • Swiss: 8 (0.03%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 6 (0.02%)
  • Eastern European: 4 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Lafayette:

38.5% (2,572)
Indiana:

27.0% (101,996)

India
Lafayette:

10.9% (729)
Indiana:

8.5% (32,127)

Haiti
Lafayette:

7.0% (468)
Indiana:

1.2% (4,484)

Guatemala
Lafayette:

6.4% (430)
Indiana:

2.3% (8,656)

Panama
Lafayette:

4.1% (274)
Indiana:

0.3% (977)

Japan
Lafayette:

3.9% (263)
Indiana:

1.2% (4,520)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lafayette:

3.4% (225)
Indiana:

5.3% (19,877)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Lafayette:

2.1% (137)
Indiana:

0.7% (2,504)

Switzerland
Lafayette:

1.8% (123)
Indiana:

0.1% (336)

Canada
Lafayette:

1.7% (111)
Indiana:

2.1% (7,834)

Laos
Lafayette:

1.6% (109)
Indiana:

0.2% (921)

Nigeria
Lafayette:

1.6% (105)
Indiana:

3.3% (12,337)

Saudi Arabia
Lafayette:

1.5% (103)
Indiana:

0.4% (1,388)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 45,435
  • Other state: 18,059
  • Northeast: 1,798
  • Midwest: 10,595
  • South: 4,347
  • West: 1,319

81.9% of Lafayette residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52.9% lived in Indiana.


Lafayette:

81.9%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 476
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 387
  • 7th and 8th grade: 742
  • 9th grade: 379
  • 10th grade: 587
  • 11th grade: 441
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 391
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,636
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,413
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,572
  • Associate degree: 1,717
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,177
  • Master's degree: 1,694
  • Professional school degree: 350
  • Doctorate degree: 110
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 384
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 252
  • 7th and 8th grade: 702
  • 9th grade: 42
  • 10th grade: 169
  • 11th grade: 417
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 311
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,035
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,096
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,459
  • Associate degree: 2,528
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,916
  • Master's degree: 1,676
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 30
Educational Attainment for Females
Lafayette marital status for males
Lafayette marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 19,612
  • One, attached: 985
  • Two: 2,470
  • 3 or 4: 2,809
  • 5 to 9: 4,101
  • 10 to 19: 2,064
  • 20 to 49: 607
  • 50 or more: 1,139
  • Mobile homes: 452

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,516

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lafayette
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lafayette, IN
  • 82.8%Utility gas
  • 15.7%Electricity
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lafayette, IN
  • 50.4%Electricity
  • 47.9%Utility gas
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 734
Here:

10.2%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 272
Here:

8.4%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 238
Here:

6.6%
Indiana:

22.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability